Washington, D.C. Mulls Nation’s Biggest Family Leave Benefit, Funded by New Tax on Employers. Obviously the Federal Government Is Exempt.
6th October 2015
The Post describes the program as having the potential to become “a rare legislative victory in Washington for President Obama — not on Capitol Hill, but down Pennsylvania Avenue inside city hall.” If so, it would be a limited victory. The District’s largest employer would be exempt from the measure, because the city cannot force the federal government to comply.